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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)
Pentedattilo, Calabria
signed with monogram and dated '6-30' (upper left)
pen and India ink, charcoal and pencil on vellum
1912 x 2512 in. (496 x 648 mm.)
Drawn in June 1930
Provenance
M.C. Escher Foundation, Baarn (gift from the artist, October 1969; on deposit with The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, no. T37-x-69).
Michael S. Sachs, Inc., Westport (acquired from the above, 1980).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, October 1980.
Literature
M.C. Escher-Archive: Drawings, Microfiche no. 1773.
FURTHER DETAILS
This is a preliminary drawing for Pentedattilo, Calabria (Bool 137).
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